'Scansion' definitions:
Definition of 'scansion'
(from WordNet)
noun
Analysis of verse into metrical patterns
Definition of 'Scansion'
From: GCIDE
- Scansion \Scan"sion\, n. [L. scansio, fr. scandere, scansum, to climb. See Scan.] (Pros.) The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scansion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alliterative meter,
- blocking,
- detailing,
- enumeration,
- itemization,
- measure,
- meter,
- metrical pattern,
- metrics,
- numbers,
- parsing,
- prosodic pattern,
- prosody,
- quantitative meter,
- resolution,
- scanning,
- schematization,
- Stabreim,
- syllabic meter,
- vers libre,
- versification